Lightheartedness and Staidness

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Lightheartedness noun - Carefree freedom from constraint.

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Staidness is an antonym for lightheartedness.

Staidness noun - A mental state free of jesting or trifling.

Usage example: the staidness of the Quaker meeting was surprising to those accustomed to more exuberant services

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Lightheartedness is an antonym for staidness.

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Staidness and Lightheartedness. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/lightheartedness/staidness

Lightheartedness & Staidness. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/lightheartedness/staidness>.

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